Alagalla Mountain Range

#219 among destinations in Sri Lanka

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Alagalla Mountain Range is situated at the boundaries of the Central and Sabaragamuwa Provinces in Sri Lanka. Along with the surrounding Bathalegala also known as Bible Rock, Uthuwankanda, Devanagala, Ambuluwawa, Knuckles Mountain Range and Hanthana Mountain Range, Alagalla mountain has served as a natural defense location for nearly five centuries against the Portuguese, Dutch and English invasions aimed at the Kandyan Kingdom. ()

Elevation: 3740 ftCoordinates: 7°15'12"N, 80°26'47"E

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KegalleSri Lanka

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Day trips

Alagalla Mountain Range – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, National railway museum, Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara, Millennium Elephant Foundation.

5.2 miNW
Zoo
Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
133 min walk • Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km northeast of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.
5.1 miE
Museum
National railway museum
131 min walk • National railway museum is the national railway museum of Sri Lanka, located in Kadugannawa. The railway museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of railway service in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo.
0.6 miSE
Temple
Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara
16 min walk • Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara is a Buddhist temple situated in Mawanella, Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is lies on the Colombo – Kandy main road, approximately 1 km away from the Mawanella town.
4.6 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Millennium Elephant Foundation, Kegalle
117 min walk • Millennium Elephant Foundation is an organization and charity set up to rescue and care for captive Asian elephants in Sri Lanka. The foundation is situated on a 15-acre estate by the name of Samaragiri, which is located 10 km northwest of Kegalle, within the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bible Rock
115 min walk • Bible Rock is a mountain near Aranayake in Kegalle District in central Sri Lanka. It is known as the "Bible Rock" as its surface resembles a book/bible.
5.1 miNW
Zoo
Pinnawala Open Zoo
132 min walk • Pinnawala Open Zoo is a zoological garden in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka, which is situated closer to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The zoo was opened for public on 17 April 2015. This is the first open-air zoo in Sri Lanka and second zoo in Sri Lanka after Dehiwala zoo.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Balana Fort
60 min walk • Balana Fort was built by the Kingdom of Kandy near Alagalla Mountain Range, Sri Lanka. It was a strategic rock fortress and an outpost for the kingdom.
4.4 miE
Town
Kadugannawa
113 min walk • Kadugannawa is a town in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is located along the A1 road west of Peradeniya. The town is served by Kadugannawa Railway Station and has the Kadugannawa Central College.